
Comprehensive discussion on the array of treatment regimens available for patients with transplant-ineligible NDMM and how best to sequence therapy.

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Comprehensive discussion on the array of treatment regimens available for patients with transplant-ineligible NDMM and how best to sequence therapy.

The randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase 3 CALLA trial assessed the combination of durvalumab and chemoradiotherapy vs placebo and chemoradiotherapy.

Expert perspectives on cornerstone induction therapy regimens used in patients with transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Switching their attention to the transplant-ineligible setting of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, panelists center discussion around their second patient case.

PSMA-targeting PET ligand 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 yielded high detection rates for patients with recurrent prostate cancer regardless of factors such as PSA levels, PSA doubling time, or Gleason scores, according to Benjamin H. Lowenritt, MD, FACS.

Future research into the management of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma may involve combining local therapies with checkpoint inhibitors like durvalumab and tremelimumab, according to Ghassan K. Abou-Alda, MD.

Patient Elle Charnisky shares the symptoms that led to her diagnosis of HER2+ metastatic colorectal cancer, and the online resources she used for education after.

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, provides a brief overview of the typical presentation and diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer.

Pooling data with other radiation trials, looking more closely at central non-small cell lung cancer, and exploring secondary outcomes represent the next steps in terms of analyzing stereotactic body radiation (SBRT) vs conventional hypofractionated radiotherapy (CRT), according to Anand Swaminath, MD.

Findings from the phase 3 CALLA trial indicated that intensity modulated radiation therapy was administered in 88.1% of patients with high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer treated with durvalumab and chemoradiotherapy vs 88.1% with placebo and chemoradiotherapy.

Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, discussued studies are being conducted assessing the use of mirvetuximab soravtansine in patients with folate receptor-α–positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Anand Swaminath, MD, reviews the design of the phase 3 LUSTRE trial comparing a 3-week conventional radiotherapy regimen with stereotactic body radiotherapy among patients with stage I medically inoperable non-small cell lung cancer.

Future focuses following the phase 3 SPOTLIGHT trial will include identifying sites of recurrence and different intensity levels for 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 in suspected recurrent prostate cancer, according to Benjamin H. Lowenritt, MD, FACS.

Expert oncologists focus on a final patient case of transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and reflect on the treatment armamentarium in this setting.

Before closing out their review of treatment for transplant-eligible multiple myeloma, panelists consider how they might adjust therapy to optimize tolerability or efficacy.

Melissa L. Johnson, MD, spoke about the design of the phase 3 POSEIDON trial how its data led to the recent approval of tremelimumab plus durvalumab and chemotherapy in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Amrita Krishnan, MD, and Krina Patel, MD, review promising bispecific agents under investigation for multiple myeloma treatment.

Dr Krina Patel presents the case of a relatively young patient with relapsed multiple myeloma, and Dr Caitlin Costello shares her approaches to treating relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in her clinical practice.

Drs Tuchman and Gasparetto present two profiles of patients with transplant-ineligible NDMM.

Cristina Gasparetto, MD, details how to assess treatment response and duration of treatment for transplant-eligible NDMM.

Expert hematologist-oncologists consider the role of maintenance and consolidation following the completion of transplant in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

A brief review of the role of transplant in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and how it can be best coupled with systemic treatment.

Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, indicated that acknowledgement of external targets such as FR-α could lead to success with antibody-drug conjugates in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy yielded numerical improvements in terms of local control compared with conventional hypofractionated radiotherapy among patients with stage I medically inoperable non–small cell lung cancer, according to findings from the phase 3 LUSTRE trial.

Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, spoke about the phase 3 SORAYA trial and how it helped lead to the approval of mirvetuximab soravtansine in folate receptor-α–positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Jyoti S. Mayadev, MD, indicated that durvalumab (Imfinzi) plus chemotherapy resulted in low rates of high-grade late-onset toxicities in the phase 3 CALLA trial, which may be due in part to the quality of the technology employed during the study.

Patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma who have recurrent disease following surgery or locally advanced diseases who will likely progress on local therapy may have an opportunity to benefit from tremelimumab and durvalumab following its FDA approval, according to Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD.

The goal of the analysis of the phase 3 SPOTLIGHT trial was to evaluate how clinical factors impact 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 detection rates in a population of patients with suspected recurrent prostate cancer, according to Benjamin H. Lowenritt, MD, FACS.

The Memorial Sloan Kettering team gets their chance to question the Dana-Farber team on the datasets they presented.

Shared insight on the optimal selection of induction therapy for patients with high-risk transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.